Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma

Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma

Temporal artery is superficially exhibited and easily traumatized. Rarely, a minor and blunt trauma, especially in elderly who are under anticoagulants, can cause a pseudoaneurysm. Diagnosis should be based, primarily, on history and physical examination and secondarily on duplex ultrasound scanning...

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Main Authors: K. M. Nikolakopoulos, C. P. Papageorgopoulou, I. G. Ntouvas, S. Kakkos, I. Tsolakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1340589
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spelling doaj-e61d75004773418aaeff60a840cb35092020-11-24T20:47:21ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942016-01-01201610.1155/2016/13405891340589Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor TraumaK. M. Nikolakopoulos0C. P. Papageorgopoulou1I. G. Ntouvas2S. Kakkos3I. Tsolakis4Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceTemporal artery is superficially exhibited and easily traumatized. Rarely, a minor and blunt trauma, especially in elderly who are under anticoagulants, can cause a pseudoaneurysm. Diagnosis should be based, primarily, on history and physical examination and secondarily on duplex ultrasound scanning which will lead to confirmation and preoperative planning. The therapeutical plan consists of surgical ligation and excision of the aneurysm. Surgery can be performed under local anesthesia with no postoperative major or minor complications. Endovascular approach consists of catheter embolization and remains a second option due to the risk of complications and the inconclusive results. On this review, authors present a case of an 80-year-old male with a pseudoaneurysm of superficial temporal artery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1340589
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author K. M. Nikolakopoulos
C. P. Papageorgopoulou
I. G. Ntouvas
S. Kakkos
I. Tsolakis
spellingShingle K. M. Nikolakopoulos
C. P. Papageorgopoulou
I. G. Ntouvas
S. Kakkos
I. Tsolakis
Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
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C. P. Papageorgopoulou
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S. Kakkos
I. Tsolakis
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title Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
title_short Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
title_full Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
title_fullStr Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
title_full_unstemmed Palpable Mass on the Head after Minor Trauma
title_sort palpable mass on the head after minor trauma
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
issn 2090-6986
2090-6994
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Temporal artery is superficially exhibited and easily traumatized. Rarely, a minor and blunt trauma, especially in elderly who are under anticoagulants, can cause a pseudoaneurysm. Diagnosis should be based, primarily, on history and physical examination and secondarily on duplex ultrasound scanning which will lead to confirmation and preoperative planning. The therapeutical plan consists of surgical ligation and excision of the aneurysm. Surgery can be performed under local anesthesia with no postoperative major or minor complications. Endovascular approach consists of catheter embolization and remains a second option due to the risk of complications and the inconclusive results. On this review, authors present a case of an 80-year-old male with a pseudoaneurysm of superficial temporal artery.
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